Uncertain Success for April Equipment Sales

Retail sales numbers for US golf equipment for August 2023

Our retail sales monthly update is now out, taking data for equipment sales for the month of April. US April 2023 Total Equipment Sales (On-Off Course) On-Off Course April ’23 vs ’22: Dollars -1.0%On-Off Course April ’23 vs ’19: Dollars +34.8% On-Off Course YTD ’23 vs ’22: Dollars -4.0%On-Off Course YTD ’23 vs ’19: Dollars…

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Spring Bounce for Ball Sales

Equipment sales market update from Golf Datatech July 2023

The Golf Datatech Retail Market Update reports covering US sales through the month of March and total 2023 for Balls, Irons, Putters, Shoes, Wedges, Woods are now available. Total March 2023 Equipment Retail Sales (On-Off Course) On-Off Course March ’23 vs ’22: Dollars -3.0%On-Off Course March ’23 vs ’19: Dollars +29.5% On-Off Course YTD ’23…

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Big Ticket Items Down in February

golf datatech equipment sales market analysis october 2022

The Golf Datatech Retail Market Update reports covering US sales through the month of February and total 2023 for Balls, Irons, Putters, Shoes, Wedges, Woods are now available. Total US Golf Equipment Retail Market (On-Off Course) On-Off Course February ’23 vs ’22: Dollars -3.2%On-Off Course February ’23 vs ’19: Dollars +35.2% On-Off Course YTD ’23…

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Apparel Category Thrives in December

golf apparel market research by golf datatech

The Golf Datatech Retail Market Share Reports covering US sales through the month of December and total 2022 for Outerwear, Shirts Men, Shirts Women, Tops Men, Tops Women are now available. We are pleased to see that golf Apparel sales in the US continued to grow in December and for the full year of 2022.…

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New Brand New Stand

Golf Datatech stand 3625 at the PGA Show Orlando

We had a fantastic first day at the PGA Show and thanks to everyone for such positive feedback about our new website and stand. We are looking forward to meeting more colleagues from across golf over the new few days. What an incredible industry we work in! Please come and say hi at Stand #3625.

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Golf Equipment Sales Exceed Expectations

Equipment sales market update from Golf Datatech July 2023

The Golf Datatech Retail Market Share Reports covering US sales through the month of November and total 2022 for Balls, Irons, Woods are now available for subscribers by going to www.gdtreports.com. In November 2022, every product category was down vs. same period ’21, with total sales -11.0%, with wedges (-3.1%), balls (-3.3%) and gloves (-4.9%) the best performing categories. On a YTD dollar basis,…

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October Rounds Reveal East-West Divide

Golf Datatech US Rounds Played data October 2022

The latest Golf Datatech National Rounds Played Report with results for October 2022 is out now. The three-page report contains year over year results for eight regions, all states and several metropolitan areas.  Rounds played were down 1.1% for the month of October, 2022, and on a YTD basis they’re down only 2.4%.   While the bulk of the…

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October Growth for Apparel Categories

golf apparel sales market update golf datatech october 2022

October was another good month for golf apparel: up over 8% on the month and 6% on a year to date basis. The categories with the highest growth were Headwear (+18.5%), Men’s Tops (+15.0%) and Women’s Tops (+11.6%), while Men’s Shirts, which is the largest single category of golf apparel, was up over 7%. Both the…

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Signs of October Sales Decline

golf datatech equipment sales market analysis october 2022

The latest retail sales figures for US golf have been released for October 2022 with confirmation that total equipment sales were off 5.9% for the month and down 2.2% YTD.

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